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40 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe pairing of Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in the lead roles pays off big time, with more laugh-out-loud moments than the original and some particularly hilarious work from Hart, who steps up his game after his fun if broad-minded performances in Get Hard and the Ride Along movies.
- 70Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterIn the end, The Upside is the sum of its good players and dubious politics, wrenching genuine tears from a story that celebrates the rich promise of life in all its shades of joy and heartbreak.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzCranston and Hart fight tooth and nail to keep the film as charming as possible, though, with Hart going to particularly impressive lengths. It almost works, until you remember it shouldn't.
- 60The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanThis is not much more than a light crowdpleaser, but when you’ve got two powerhouse performers like this it is very difficult not to find oneself at least temporarily charmed.
- 50VarietyScott TobiasVarietyScott TobiasSo little has been done to update or refresh “The Intouchables” for American culture or a new audience that The Upside has no integrity as a separate piece of work. The casting alone is all that’s keeping it from sinking into a cynical act of franchise burnishing.
- 50For what it’s worth, The Upside is exactly what you think it is: the latest Hollywood effort that aims to show that a black man and a white man with seemingly nothing in common can see past their differences and develop a mutual friendship. It’s just as pat and basic as it looks and sounds.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe upside of The Upside is that Hart’s fans will find just enough here to warrant the ticket price.
- 38Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithThe film becomes overrun by an increasingly preachy and tiresome series of life lessons about race, class, and love.
- 12The Associated PressMark KennedyThe Associated PressMark KennedyFew films in memory have squandered so much acting talent in such a cliche-ridden, exploitative and dishonest way.